Managing Director, The Denning Technology and Management Program (Professor of the Practice)

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Overview

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do :

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

About Scheller College of Business

Established over a century ago, the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business is a leader in education, research, and inclusive innovation with the goal of advancing business and improving the human condition. Strategically positioned at the intersection of business and technology, Scheller is committed to cultivating ethical leaders who create value for business and society.

The College is located in the heart of Midtown Atlanta's Technology Square, an area with the highest density of startups, corporate innovators, and academic researchers in the southeastern U.S. Through top-ranked career services and an expansive alumni network, Scheller connects students to the world's most innovative companies not just in Atlanta, but around the world.

The College offers AACSB-accredited bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in business, along with Graduate Certificate and Executive Education programs. The College manages its broad portfolio and research under eight academic areas : Accounting, Finance, Information Technology Management, Law and Ethics, Marketing, Operating Management, Organizational Behavior, and Strategy and Innovation.

Job Summary

The Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia invites applications for Managing Director of the Steven A. Denning Technology and Management Program. The Steven A. Denning Technology & Management (T&M) Program is a two-year course of study at Georgia Tech in which undergraduate students from the Colleges of Business, Computing, Design, Engineering, Liberal Arts, and Sciences learn together in an integrated program. The generous funding of the program by Steven A. Denning provides the necessary resources to create an academic environment that sets a global standard in interdisciplinary education for future leaders in an increasingly innovative world. The emphasis is on experiential learning and the inclusion of hands-on elements in each of the program courses. Students work together to develop comprehensive solutions to real-world problems sponsored by the program's Corporate Affiliates. Students who complete the program earn one of the following minors : Computing & Business, Engineering & Business, or Technology & Business.

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

Responsibilities

The Managing Director will work under the direction of the faculty director of the Steven A. Denning Technology and Management Program and the Dean of the Scheller College to establish program goals, recruit students, develop program materials, schedule the Program's curricular and extra-curricular programming, manage Program finances, organize student teams / projects, facilitate corporate affiliate relationships, and oversee events and meetings. Responsibilities will include consulting, coordinating, and collaborating with Alumni, Benefactors, Development officers, Administrators and Faculty members in the Scheller College of Business, the College of Engineering, the College of Computing, and other Colleges at Georgia Tech. The position will supervise Center staff and student assistants and develop and implement strategies, programs, and activities to achieve the goals of the Program. The position will take an active role in industry outreach, partnership development and fundraising. The position will be responsible for the administration / coordination of the annual international experience and will participate in the administration and teaching of the capstone project and pre-capstone project courses.

Required Qualifications

Substantial experience with program management, financial management, human resource management, and corporate relations management is required. Successful applicants will have substantial leadership and managerial experience and expertise. Experience with academic program management and undergraduate teaching are desirable.

Required Documents to Attach

Applications must include :

Resume and / or CV, including education, research interests / publications, work experience, and other relevant information

Cover letter

Application materials should be submitted as .PDF files. Requests for information may be directed to tm@scheller.gatech.edu. A background check must be completed prior to beginning employment. Correspondence should be addressed to the Chair, T&M Recruiting Committee. Applications should be sent no later than February 1. Initial screening of applications will begin immediately. Please submit questions to tm@scheller.gatech.edu.

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https : / / www.usg.edu / policymanual / section8 / C224 / #p8.2.18_personnel_conduct .

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https : / / www.usg.edu / policymanual / section6 / C2653 .

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and / or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual's race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

Other Information

This is a supervisory position.

This position does have financial responsibilities.

This position will not be required to drive.

This role is not considered a position of trust.

This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).

This position will travel (1% - 24%)

This position does not require security clearance.

Background Check

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http : / / policylibrary.gatech.edu / employment / pre-employment-screening